Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-01
An ARTFUL D0DGER.
roeUs LAND BUYER ON A FINANCIAL
EXPEDITION.
q, sVindles a Number Of People on "a
Letter o. Introduction from
Richmond
rcs~c.poaioncc OF tho Richmond Di.ra'ch.l

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Nc WIS neatly mi not oNtrayagan,ly
Gsd. ard whom on his arrival
~ Hotel Roanoke he requested
N.o cluh 20 write the name OF
"N.mm Dodge ' ou The rocisterthlt
Gentleman complied with ahcrity. He
Gave. as au excuse for not writing his
tamc himself tlat Dc was troublesome
los Mm o. get az li, pIlSscs, and ho
seemed uch pleasant and attractive
gentleman tlai it va,a pleasure "a com
l,vvltl l.s request I'm "a short time
lc WAS masking inquiries about the
banks I'm this city. guiapp,arcd as well
acquainted with tGe names of the Oil
cIsas any odd resident.
gu RICHMOND LETTER.
b was not long before he called at
hcs. financial institutions. and, armed
with o letter OF introduction from Mr.
I. S. Eusc. OF Iyuchburg, received
Cytrv cog,t,>y gni attention at their
luIs. Tie represented himself as %
member of o.. flm OF Phelps. Dodge
a. Co.. of Nta York; said he was look
i,g .ora site fora rolling and pro-
posed o. eo over 60 Craig county TO
i.0h at some mineral lands belonging
Mr. hr.sc with q Wow of purchasing.
l.i conversation WAS 50 plausible aud
Dis manner SID ir-iuultiuc that hc won
ihe confidence os al with whom he
c.ly,r- 81. and just before starting for
Crnc. Wien 10, presented draft for
s-uou Nr kriso 40 the Frst National
llul "to meet tLc incidental expenses
q hs IMP De- readily received the
cash therefor
riIlEC ABOUND SALEM.
Saturday morning be appeared in
sl,m wiiLa l,iiorof introduction from
tlr kusc % d. h. Strouse Esq. Of
tlat city, and told the same story there
tlat he told here. I'm short time he
v.~ riding around the country i'm car
raec looking for site for his rolling
i'll He expressed himself delighted
with Salem and vicinity, and declared
tie advantages offered there We're far
1IcriU 10 those of Roanoke. Twcn-
ty-hyo acres of Roanoke river bottom
land suited him exactly, ami on his re-
,Uw o. Salem be announced his lutcn-
i.u purchasing the tract for rolling
dill purposes and connecting it with
Salon iy am elevated railroad. Fol
loving las plan of becoming acquainted
with bank officer, uc WAS soon nitro
ouc,d g. those OBJ the Farmers National
Iaik Of Salem and Won bis way at
once into their confidence. \ $50
,.i,a'' j. ,'l'" '''.Iai- va q w., U'
l',h rams was I',''"'y" |" t"o
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That evening Le left Salem on the
vI-'-houui Norfolk and Western train,
nd although 1T diI not take him IN the
direction Of Craig county, no one sus-
I'ct,d anything wrong until Monday,
When TIE president "i the Roanoke
N"a,ml t".a M'.o ms appearance
looming i"i '"r e.l cap,t'ilsl' lie
ihi"il.'d i.r 'i....-' oil the oa''m
aA" '.'i % of'it "i % Mr. Dodge on
VII muse i"I '' ii' nceh returned
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YONG 10 ~ l'l'''.''' W." " ',''i o' IN
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...r.t' 6-'.o1. 49, Mr. Dnjr. co."n 80
,l.D.r'r..i,..;ne t,at ,i.v IS5 h.nn vic-
t.mi1,J hv bold and adroit swindler,
and at once sent out kilograms IN
aI directions for the arrest OF
Tie man whose oily tongue and
suayc manners had so beguued
tA'm. Yesterday 1t was learned
Cat he had been seen N Br1mrcc1,
". Va, hut ~ ls more than prool9!e
tlai nc Len railroad tracks ana teIe-
gapls behind him, and is at this time